Tom Carson

Gilligan's Wake

A kaleidoscopic novel about our last American centuryA skipper plies the waters of the South Pacific, running ammunition and passing the time with navy buddies McHale and Jack Kennedy, remembering the sweet caress of Screw-Me Susie. A New York millionaire

The Neon Wilderness

Algren's short stories are now generally acknowledged to be literary triumphs - The New York TimesNelson's stories are part of our lasting literature. They don't fade away. - Studs Terkel, from the AfterwordOnce more I have been impressed by Algren's tale

Daisy Buchanan's Daughter

She was born during the Jazz Age and grew up in Paris and the American Midwest after her father's death on the polo field and her mother's later suicide. As a young war reporter, she waded ashore on Omaha Beach and witnessed the liberation of Dachau. She